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Robert Keith
Robert Keith is best known for The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and The Fugitive. Robert Keith was born on February 9, 1898. Robert Keith died on December 22, 1966 at the age of 68.
- Born
- February 9, 1898
- Place of birth
- Fowler, Indiana, USA
- Died
- December 22, 1966 (68 years old)
Biography
Robert Keith (February 10, 1898 – December 22, 1966) was an American stage and film actor who appeared in several dozen films, mostly in the 1950s as a character actor.
He is noted for his performance as the weak-willed father in Fourteen Hours (1951), as a tough cop in Guys and Dolls (1955), and his performance in the 1953 film The Wild One, starring Marlon Brando, in which he played the ineffectual sheriff and father of Brando's love interest.
Keith also had a starring role in Douglas Sirk's Written on the Wind. He had roles on television, including a role as Richard Kimble's father in The Fugitive and lead roles on episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents ("Ten O'Clock Tiger") and The Twilight Zone ("The Masks").
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He is noted for his performance as the weak-willed father in Fourteen Hours (1951), as a tough cop in Guys and Dolls (1955), and his performance in the 1953 film The Wild One, starring Marlon Brando, in which he played the ineffectual sheriff and father of Brando's love interest.
Keith also had a starring role in Douglas Sirk's Written on the Wind. He had roles on television, including a role as Richard Kimble's father in The Fugitive and lead roles on episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents ("Ten O'Clock Tiger") and The Twilight Zone ("The Masks").
Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Keith (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- 1963The FugitiveDr. John Kimble
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourDoc
- 1959The Twilight ZoneJason Foster
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsArthur 'The Professor' Duffy
- 1955MGM ParadeSelf
- 1948Studio OneBrutus
- 1948The Philco Television Playhouse
Frequently asked questions
What movies and shows has Robert Keith been in?
Robert Keith is best known for The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and The Fugitive.
When was Robert Keith born?
Robert Keith was born on February 9, 1898. (Fowler, Indiana, USA)
How old is Robert Keith?
Robert Keith died on December 22, 1966 at the age of 68.
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